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Celluloid Comrades: Representations of Male Homosexuality in Contemporary Chinese Cinemas
Song Hwee Lim
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Description for Celluloid Comrades: Representations of Male Homosexuality in Contemporary Chinese Cinemas
Hardcover. Offers an introduction to the representation of male homosexuality in Chinese cinemas. This work states that representations of male homosexuality in Chinese film are polyphonic and multifarious, posing a challenge to monolithic and essentialized constructions of both "Chineseness" and "homosexuality." Num Pages: 364 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Celluloid Comrades offers a cogent analytical introduction to the representation of male homosexuality in Chinese cinemas within the last decade. It posits that representations of male homosexuality in Chinese film have been polyphonic and multifarious, posing a challenge to monolithic and essentialized constructions of both ""Chineseness"" and ""homosexuality."" Given the artistic achievement and popularity of the films discussed here, the position of ""celluloid comrades"" can no longer be ignored within both transnational Chinese and global queer cinemas. The book also challenges readers to reconceptualize these works in relation to global issues such as homosexuality and gay and lesbian politics, and ... Read more
Celluloid Comrades offers a cogent analytical introduction to the representation of male homosexuality in Chinese cinemas within the last decade. It posits that representations of male homosexuality in Chinese film have been polyphonic and multifarious, posing a challenge to monolithic and essentialized constructions of both ""Chineseness"" and ""homosexuality."" Given the artistic achievement and popularity of the films discussed here, the position of ""celluloid comrades"" can no longer be ignored within both transnational Chinese and global queer cinemas. The book also challenges readers to reconceptualize these works in relation to global issues such as homosexuality and gay and lesbian politics, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
364
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824829094
SKU
V9780824829094
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About Song Hwee Lim
Song Hwee Lim teaches transnational Chinese cinemas and contemporary Chinese literature at the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Leeds, where he is also co-director of the MA in World Cinemas Program.
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